far-reaching proposal
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffar-reachingandproposal
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far-reaching
adjective
uk/ˌfɑːˈriː.tʃɪŋ/us/ˌfɑːrˈriː.tʃɪŋ/
Something far-reaching has a great influence on many people ...
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proposal
noun[C]
uk/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition offar-reachingandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He is here making a somewhatfar-reachingproposal.
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It is afar-reachingproposalas it covers the marketing and use of a large number of textiles and leather articles.
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It will be seen, therefore, that this is afar-reachingproposalwhich is submitted to us from another place.
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It is a very serious andfar-reachingproposalindeed.
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It is afar-reachingproposal, as it bans their sale and all their possible mixtures to the general public.
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It is a veryfar-reachingproposalas it bans the sale of these substances and all their possible mixtures to the general public.
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That is a veryfar-reachingproposal, which would represent a major departure in penal policy.
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The proposals have still to be agreed, and envisage a morefar-reachingproposalby 1990.
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This strikes me as illogical and certainly not a reason for tabling afar-reachingproposalfor harmonisation.
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It is afar-reachingproposalas it bans the marketing and use of all articles containing these substances.
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Contrast that with this present method: onefar-reachingproposalfor a directive literally dumped on the table at the end of the last mandate.
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If this is to cover 99 years, it seems a veryfar-reachingproposal, and it will present a number of problems.
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It is a veryfar-reachingproposaland almost impossible of accomplishment in any scheme of equity and justice.
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In these circumstances it seems to us that this is a veryfar-reachingproposal.
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This is afar-reachingproposalwhich will need careful examination and costing, and this it will receive.
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To move decision-making to another source is a radical andfar-reachingproposal.
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This is a veryfar-reachingproposalwhich would represent a major departure in penal policy.
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Anybody can see that that is a veryfar-reachingproposal.
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It is afar-reachingproposal.
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Europe has put forward afar-reachingproposalon agriculture but, unfortunately, our efforts have not been reciprocated by other countries.
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